"I said to Rian, I said, 'Jedi don't give up,'" he explained. "I mean even if he had a problem, he would maybe take a year to try and regroup, but if he made a mistake he would try and right that wrong. He's not my Luke Skywalker, but I had to do what Rian wanted me to do because it serves the story well, but listen, I still haven't accepted it completely."

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But Wednesday night, Hamill opened up about his decision to make such comments in public.